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21st April 1945
On this day:
- 18 Squadron Boston lost
- Large sale of Victory Bonds
- Area Cleared
- Prisoners Taken
- Advance
- Recce
- Patrols
- Chance encounter with German bombers
- Evaded capture
- Move back for rest
- Trial run for Operation Manna
- New Orders
- Rest
- On the Move
- 2nd pilot to be added to crew
- In Action
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Charlton Edward Colquhoun. Gdsmn. (d.21st April 1945)
- Davenport Stephen Augustus. Fus. (d.21st Apr 1945)
- Essling Patrick George. Fus. (d.21st April 1945)
- Humphreys Howard. Capt. (d.21st April 1945)
- Snook Herbert Sidney. Capt. (d.21st April 1945)
- Stevens Cornelius. Cpl. (d.21st April 1945)
- Waugh William Grant. Lt. (d.21st April 1945)
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Want to know more about the 21st of April 1945?
There are:17 items tagged 21st of April 1945 available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.
Stories from 21st April 1945
Fus. Patrick George Essling. British Army, 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. (d.21st April 1945)
K.Knudsen
Cpl. Cornelius Stevens. British Army, 3rd Bn Tower Hamlets Rifles . (d.21st April 1945)
Corporal Cornelius Stevens died age 32 on 21 April 1945, was the husband of C. Stevens, of Millwall, London. He is buried in Becklingen War Cemetery. I'm looking for information regarding my daugther-in-law's father who died in action so close to the end of the war. I believe he died saving others from his battalion but am looking for hard facts. I appreciate any informationBarry Buzer
Capt. Howard Humphreys. , . (d.21st April 1945)
Held as a Prisoner in Fukuoka 3b.
Fus. Stephen Augustus Davenport. British Army, 4/5th Btn Royal Scots Fusiliers. (d.21st Apr 1945)
Stephen Davenport was killed aged 19 whilst serving with the Royal Scots Fusiliers was the son of William and Sarah Ethel Davenport (nee Grainger) of Jarrow.Stephen is buried in Becklingen War Cemetery.
Vin Mullen
Capt. Herbert Sidney Snook. British Army, 61st Reconnaissance Regiment Royal Armoured Corps. (d.21st April 1945)
My Father, Captain Herbert Snook, was killed in action in Germany on 21st of April 1945. He is buried in Becklingham War Cemetery, Germany. He joined the Army in February 1930, originally enlisting in the Buffs. His trade on enlistment was as a musician. He was transferred to the Army Reserve in February 1938, and then rejoined the 2nd Battalion in August 1939.
He escaped from Dunkirk in a fishing boat along with survivors from the Destroyer Grenade which had been blown up in the harbour. I have a letter he wrote in July 1940, explaining how he made it back to England. My father was involved in D Day and the subsequent battles across France.
Alan Snook
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